IMMIGRATION: Supreme Court upholds part of Arizona law

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âRepublican voters care a lot about this issue,â Ramakrishnan said.

Gilberto Esquivel, president of the Riverside chapter of the League of Latin American Citizens, said the ruling would galvanize Latinos and others who might be affected by it to vote against supporters of Arizona-style laws.

âTo be singled out by some cop who says, âI want to see your papersâ â" especially someone like myself, who was born in the United States â" is an insult,â he said.

Rep. Joe Baca, D-Rialto, said that after the ruling, âsome Americans will be forced to prove their citizenship based on the color of their skin while others will stand little or no chance of being affected.â

The decision again thrust immigration into the political limelight amid months of congressional inaction on the issue.

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told donors at a fundraiser in Scottsdale, Ariz., that âthe states, now under this decision, have less authority, less latitude, to enforce immigration law.â

Romney called for a national immigration strategy.

Obama, who June 15 announced a policy that allows some young undocumented people to temporarily live legally in the country, also called for more wide-ranging legislation.

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